Pavanam

Designed by Tharique Azeez

1 weights • Version 13 • On Google Fonts since 2016 • Popularity #1133

Quick Summary

1

Styles

400-400

Weight Range

Static

Not variable

3

Languages / Subsets

Category
sans-serif
Best for
display
Scripts
Latin, Tamil
Origin
Sri Lanka
License
SIL Open Font License
Last updated
Sep 11, 2025

© 2015, Tharique Azeez . • © 2012, vernon adams

The quick brown fox

32px

About Pavanam Fonts

Pavanam is a Tamil and Latin typeface designed with a focus on greater legibility in smaller sizes for both screen and print media. The Latin design is derived from Vernon Adam's Pontano Sans; it has been slightly modified to match with the Tamil typefaces's proportions and vertical metrics. The word Pavanam means wind in Tamil.

The Pavanam project is led by Tharique Azeez, a type designer based in Sri Lanka. To contribute, see github.com/enathu/pavanam

Who Designed Pavanam?

Tharique Azeez portrait

Tharique Azeez

Tharique Azeez is a typeface designer, font engineer & lettering artist based in Sri Lanka. His work encompasses experimentation with multiple digital and analogue media to create letterforms. He is making fonts since 2013. He seeks to explore new visuals and shapes with a specific focus on the Tamil letterforms.

Twitter thariqueazeez.com

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